Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 45
शिवज्ञान-प्रश्नः तथा सृष्टौ शिवस्य स्वयमाविर्भावः
Inquiry into Śiva-knowledge and Śiva’s self-manifestation in creation
सारस्वतस्त्रिधामा च त्रिवृतो मुनिपुंगवः । शततेजास्स्वयं धर्मो नारायण इति श्रुतः
sārasvatastridhāmā ca trivṛto munipuṃgavaḥ | śatatejāssvayaṃ dharmo nārāyaṇa iti śrutaḥ
ท่านเป็นที่รู้จักว่า สารัสวตะ ตริธามัน และตริวฤตะ—ผู้เลิศในหมู่ฤๅษี; อีกทั้งเลื่องลือว่า ศตเตชัส เป็นธรรมะโดยตรง และยังได้ยินนามว่า นารายณะ ด้วย।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse teaches that a single exalted divine principle may be praised through many revered names—Dharma, brilliance, sagehood, and even Nārāyaṇa—showing that true righteousness and inner luminosity ultimately support realization of the Supreme (Pati) taught in the Vāyavīya discourse.
By honoring Dharma as a living divine presence, the devotee becomes fit for Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upāsanā): purity, truthfulness, and disciplined conduct are presented as the ground on which Shiva-bhakti becomes steady and fruitful.
Adopt dhārmic discipline alongside Shiva practice: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a sattvic life, and contemplative remembrance that divine qualities (tejas, dharma) are to be embodied, not merely praised.